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Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Guidance on how to calculate the impact of Flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) on the natural and historic environment and a tool to calculate a monetary value of the impact.
Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in Essex.
This guidance aims to provide help for those seeking to better understand the requirements and practical application of the regulations.
Contracts for Difference final versions of the Standard Terms and Conditions for use in CfD Allocation Round 6 (AR6).
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
A summary of the techniques and standards you should use to monitor ambient air.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
On 13 September 2023, the House of Lords voted against government proposals intended to unlock 100,000 homes between now and 2030 whilst protecting and improving the environment.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Clarification for the interpretation of the new elements within the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs), as amended, relating to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
How to comply with regulations for energy recovery and advanced conversion technologies.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations from 2025, including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
How the Environment Agency regulates discharges and radioactive waste disposals from Sellafield through environmental permitting.
Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters published in 2026 for rights of way orders
Regulations on the use of tractors.
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